The Notre Dame Fighting Irish suffered a major blow recently with the ankle injury to junior guard Markus Burton . Burton has been the team’s leading scorer to start the 2025-26 season, and he will be out for an indefinite amount of time. But to help offset the loss of Burton, Notre Dame dipped into the ranks of the football team for immediate help.

Following the injury prognosis for Markus Burton, Notre Dame added defensive back Mark Zackery IV from the school’s football team to the roster, as per Jeff Borzello of ESPN. A freshman, Zackery was a dual sport athlete at Ben Davis High School playing both basketball and football. He helped lead his team to a state championship during his sophomore year.

It’s uncertain how much playing time Zackery will actually receive, but he gives the

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